Attachment for meat-slicing machines.



E. M. STILES.

ATTACHMENT FOR MEAT SLICING MACHINES,

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, ILIZ.

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ATTACHMENT FOR M-EAT S LICING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 30, T912.

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EDWARD M. srILns, F MOUNT PLEASANT, IowA; ASSIGNOR TO U. s. SLICING MACHINE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION or ILLINOIS.

ATTACHMENT FOR MEAT-sLICING M CHINES.

, To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,'EDWARD M. STILEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Pleasant, in the county of Henry,

State of Iowa, have invented certain new 4 attachments for slicing machines practically adapted, though not necessarily limited in its use, to meat slicing machines ofthe type in which the meat is supported upon a table I Operation, and one of the objects of the inand fed to a cutter, the cutter and table being relatively movable to elfect the cutting vention is .to provide an improved attachment of this class having means for automatically collecting and stacking the slices as they are out, and thereby obviating the necessity of gathering by hand and stacking the slices. c A further object is to provide an improved device Of this class which will be simple, durable and cheap in construction, effective and efiicient in operation, and one which may be readily attacheclto a slicing.

machine.

To the attainment of these'ends and thef accomplishment of other new and useful objects, as will appear,'the invention consists in the features of novelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings, exemplifying the invention, and in Whic F igure 1 is a top plan view of an improved device of this class constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention, showing the same applied to a meat slicing machine. Fig. 2 is a detailed sectional View on line 2-2, Fig. 1. 'Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the fly. Fig. 4 is adetailed sectional view on line Fig.5. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1, and with theparts in' the position they will assume when receiving a slice from the cutter. modification. Fig- 7 is a top plan view of Fig. 6.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in the present exemplification of the invention, the numeral 10 designates a rotary cutter, and 11 a meatsupporting table Specification of Letters Patent.

Fig. 6 is a detailed view'of a Patented July 25,1916.

Application filed S eptember 30, 1912 Serial No. 723,12Q.

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for holding the meat to be sliced, which 1 table is adapted to be reciprocated so as to effect a cutting operation, while the meat is advanced laterally upon thetable, with respect tothe cutter in. the ordinary well known manner.

Arranged adjacent to the cutter- 10 is a, horizontally disposed receiver 12, having receiving surfaces13, which in the present exeinplification of this invention are semi-circular, arrangedadjacent toeach end, of the receiver 12 and are inclined upwardly from the receiver and-in directions toward the axis of rotation ofthe receiver. The receiver with these receiving'faces, is rotatable about an upright axis 14 journaled in a suitable bearing and rotary motion is imparted 'thereto in any suitable manner preferably by means of a gear/15 connected with the axle and with which gear a-second gear 16, meshes. This gear 16 is connected with a shaft 17, journaled in a suitable bearing and a gear 18 is also connected with the shaft, which. gear meshes with another gear 19 on a shaft 20, the latter receiving motion from any-suitable source. The surfaces "13 may I "be spaced from each other any suitable dis- 'tance and arranged a-djacentthe path of rotation of the receiver is a support desig-' nated generally by'thereference numeral 21 upon. which is arranged an inclinedcollector support 22.. The receiver has a cir-- I cular path of movement and has a constant direction of rotation, while the adjacent edge Ofthe support 21 is concaved as at 23 to permit the edges of the receiver and the receiving surfaces 13 to move in close proximity thereto. The collector support 22 is also of a concave construction to'conform to the contour. of the flies to' be hereinafter described, and the support may also be provided with teeth 2 1, to hold the first slice against slipping with respect thereto.

Cooperating with each of the receiving surfaces 13, is a flydesignated generally by the reference numeral 25, which is preferably provided with a series of openings 26 through which the teeth or prongs 27 on the receiving surfaces project and the-fly is of a shape to conform to the contour of the receivingv surfaces, and is adapted to normally assumea position in contact with the surface and beneath the extremities of the prongs 27. In Order to accomplish this a spring 28 is provided on the axis 29 of the Arranged adjacent to the collector support 22 is a cam 32'- so disposed that when i the. receivingsurface, together with its fly are in proximity to the collector support the anti-friction roller 31 on the arm ofthe fly willengage the cam, thereby causing the fly to be rocked about its point of pivotal support to lift'the slice from the receiving surface 13, and deposit it against the collector support 22, or against another slice which has been previously deposited against the collector support.

After the slice has been thus dumped from the receiving surface, the anti-friction roller 31 will pass out of engagement with cam 32, and the elastic member or spring 28, Wlll operate to return the fly to its normal position against the receiving surface. Arranged in close proximity to the cutting edge of the cutter 10, and also adjacent to the path of movement of receiving surfaces is a guide 33 for directing the end of 1. the slice toward the receiving surface.

WVith this improvedconstruction, when a slice is'cut by the cutter 10, one of the receivingsurfaces will contact with the slice as it is being cut to cause the prongs 27 thereon to penetrate the slice, and as the slice is cut and the receiver-is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1, the slice will be taken up by the receiving surface and will be conveyed to the inclined collector support 22 to be deposited there against,when the fly 25 is-tripped by the cam 32. 1

The inclined collector support 22 is adjustably mounted on the support 21, and is frictionally held in position thereon, in such a manner-that as each one of the slices is'deposited'thereagainst by the fly, the collector support will be automatically adjusted ness of the slice last cut.

' deliveringa slice to the collector support, a J

In theevent that there willbe a tendency of the slices to slide one on top of the other in. an edgewise direction by the movement of the fly in a rotary path at thev timeit is stop in 'the':form of'fin abutment 34: is provided which isheld in position in any suitable manner,"- preferably by the'support 21, and is arranged to project beyond the surface of the'inclined support 22 transversely with respect thereto, and also in the path of an edgewise movement of the slice so that the edge-of the slicejwill engage the abutment and its movement will bearrested.

In order to compensate for the increasing size of the stack of slices and alsoto permit. the collector support t'o be adjusted as described, the latter is movable relatively to In the form of the invention shown on F igs.-6 and 7, the collector support 35 is arranged at an angle and is bodily movable on an inclined support 36, in a direction upwardly and downwardly, and in order 'to prevent the collector support 35 from dropping by gravity any suitable means may be provided, such as an elastic member 37 which is connected at one end to a fixed support and by its other end to an arm 38 on a bracket 39,'which latter is secured to the support 35.' A spring controlled dog 40 is connected with the bracket 39, and cooperates with a ratchet 41 to preven the elas-' .tic member 37 from moving the collector support 35 to a position thatit would interfere with the movements of the other parts. With this form of the inventionthe fly 25 operates in the same manner as with the form already described and when the fly is tripped by the cam 32 to deposit the slice on the collector support, the latter will be adjusted a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the slice being deposited. This is accomplished because the .elastic member 37 will yield and the dog 40 will ride over the teeth, of the ratchet 41. Oh-

' viously when it isdesired to return the collector support 35 to its original or normal position, the dog 40 may be tripped at 1which time the elastic member 37 will move r ,the collectorsupport.

a distancesubstantially equal to the thick- It'w-ill also be manifest that the elastic member 37 is of such a tension that it will yield under the influence of the fly, but is also ofsuch a strength that itwill preyent a receiver' support 35 from dropping by gravity.

While in the present exemplifications of this invention the preferred forms of construction have been herein described and set forth, it is. to be understood that various changes maybe made in the details of construction and in the arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit of this invention. g

The cam 32 is adjustably supported by 'means of fastening devices which pass through slots 43 therein, thereby rendering it possibleto position the cam to effect a tripping operation of the fly at any desired point-in the path of the rotary movement of the latter. I i

What is claimed as new is 1. The combination of a meat slicer, a receiver movable adjacent the slicer for receiving the slices therefrom and traveling in a circular path, means for imparting motion to the receiver,an inclined collector support,

and means'other than the said motion imparting means. for lifting the slices from the receiver and depositing them against the support.

2. The combination of a meat slicer, a readjacent the slicer for receiving the slices therefrom, means for imparting such move ment to the receiver, an'inclined collector support, and means for dumping the slices from the receiver to the support.

The combination of a meat slicer, a receiver rotatable in a circularspath and adjacent the slicer for receiving the slices-therefrom,means for rotating the'receiver, a collector support, and mean's'forv lifting the slices'from the receiver and delivering them to the support. I

5. The combination of a meat slicer, a receiver rotatable in a circular path and adj a cent the slicer for receivingthe slices therefrom as they are cut, means for rotatingthe receiver, an inclined'collector support adjacent the path of movement of the receiver,

and means for lifting the slices from the receiver and delivering them to the said support.

v 6. The combination of a meat slicer, a re-.

ceiver movable adjacent the slicer for receiving the slices therefrom as they are cut, a collector support adjacent the-path of movement of the receiver; and means mov-" able with the receiver and also with respect thereto for delivering thefslices from the receiver to the support.

7. The combination of a meat slicer, a receivermovable ad acent the slicer for re-" ,ceiving the slices therefrom, an ad ustable inclined collector support adjacent the receiver, and means movable with and also with respect to the=receiver for delivering,

the slices from the receiver to the support.

8. The combination of a meat slicer, a refor lifting the slices from the receiver to' the support and means for operating the fly.

9. The combination of a meat slicer, an adjustable inclined collector support, and means interposed between the slicer and support for receiving the slices conveying them away from the cutter directly, as each portion of the slice is cut and operating to deliver the slices to the support, said means embodying a fly also operating to adjust the support.

10." The combination'of a meat slicer, an adjustable inclined collector support, and means interposed between the slicer and support for receiving the slices and conveying them away from the cutter directly as each portion. of the slice is cut and operatmg to deliver the slices to the support, said means embodying a fly controlled in its action by the movement of the receiver and operating to also adjust thesupport.

' 11. The combination of a meat slicer, an adjustable inclined collector support, and means interposed between the slicer and support for receiving the slices and conveying them away from the cutter directly as each portion of the slice is cut and operating v to deliver the slices to the support, the said means embodying a traveling fly, and said,

fly operating to also adjust the support.

12. The combination of a meat cutter, a guide adjacent the cutter, a slice receiver traveling in a constant direction in a circular path adjacent the cutter, means for operating the receiver, an automatically adjustable inclined collector support, and means operating to deliver the slices fromthe re-.

ceiver to the support.

'13. The combination of a meat cutter, a guide adjacent-the cutter, a slice receiver traveling in a constant direction in a circular path adjacent the cutter, means for operating the receiver, an automatically adjustable inclined collector support and a fly operating to deliver the slices from the receiver to the support.

1 1. The combination of a meat slicer, a slice collector, means interposed between the slicer and collector for receiving. the slices and lifting. them to the collector, the receiver adapted to move past the collector, means for operating the first recited means, and

. means, with which one edge of the slices engage, whereby the movement, of the receiver will not carry the slice past the collector.

15. The-combination of a meat cutter, a

collector support for theslices, a horizontally rotatable support for receivingthe slices from the cutter as they are cut. and

. conveying them to the collector'support, and

means for delivering the slices from the said receiving 'surface'to the collector support.

16. The combination-"of a meat cutter, a

collector support forijthe'slices," a horizontally rotatable support, for receiving the slices from the cutter as they are cut and conveying them'to the collector support, and means for delivering the slices from the said receiving surface to the collector support, said rotatablesupport having a constant d1- rection of rotation.

17. The combination of a meat cutter, an

inclined and adjustable collector. support for the slices, a horizontally rotatable support having a surface for receiving the slices,

18. The combination of a meat cutter, an

inclined and adjustable'collector support'for the slices,a horizontally rotatable support having a surface for; receiving the slices from the cutter as they, are out and conveying them to the collector support, a fly for delivering the slices from the said receivingsurface -to the collector support, and means for operating the fly. 1

'19. The combination of a'me at cutter, an inclined and adjustable collector support for the slices, a horizontally rotatable support having a surface for receiving the slices from the cutter as they are cut and conveying them to the collector support, and means whereby the slices Will be delivered from the said receiving surface to the collector support and the latter Will be adjusted a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the slice last delivered.

20. The combination-of a meat slicer, a

receiver movable adjacent the slicer for receiving the slices therefrom, means for imparting motion to the receiver to take up the slice While it is beingcu't, an inclined collector support, and means carried With and movable with. respect to the receiver, for de-. livering the slice to the support from the receiver.

21. The combination of a slicer, a receiver for receiving the slices therefrom, said receiver being rotatable in a circular path and means other than the receiver actuating means operating at. a predetermined point in the movement of the receiver for lifting the slices from the receiver.

22. The combination of a slicer, a receiver for. receiving the slices therefrom, said receiver being rotatable in a circular path and means traveling with the receiver and operating at a predetermined point in themovement of the receiver for delivering the slices from the receiver.

l 23. The combination of a cutter, a slice receiver, a collector, the receiver being movable past the cutter and the collector, provisions for'thus moving the receiver, means for delivering the slice from the receiver to the .collector, and provisions for arresting the movement of the slice under the influence ofthe receiver and While the slice is on the collector..

24. The combination of a cutter, a. slice collector, means interposed. between the cutter and collector for receiving the slices from the cutter and .delivering them to the.

collector, provisions for operating the receiver, and means projecting into the path ofmovement given the slice by the movement of the receiver, to arrest such move--.

ment of the slice with respect to the collector;

25. The combination of acutter, a slice collector, means interposed between. the cutter and collector for receiving the slices and delivering them to the collector, provisions foroperating the receiver, and a stop cooperating With the collector andprojecting into the path of movement given the slice by the movement of the receiver, to

arrest such movement of theslice with respect to the collector.

.26. The combination of a cutter, an in clinecl slice collector means interposed between the cutter and collectonfor receiving the slices from the cutter and. delivering them to the collector, provisions for operating the receiver, and means projecting into the path of movement given the slice by the movement of the receiver, to arrest such movement of the slice With respect to the collector. v

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of tWo subscribing Witnesses, on this 26th day of September, A. D. 1912.

' EDWARD M. STILES.

Witnesses:

H. R. GooDrELLoW, J. H. JocHUNI, Jr. 

